TRUE GRIT - FAITH, LIFE & LEADERSHIP LESSONS

Somebody once said that success without adversity is not only empty, it is not possible. One of my favorite observations is that the only way to the mountaintop is through the valley, and in most cases, a series of valleys. I think of one of the greatest books ever written, Pilgrim's Progress, written by John Bunyan during a six-month imprisonment in Bedford Jail. Robinson Crusoe was...

I lived from hand to mouth; the mouth was mine and the hand was God’s; and His hand was never empty. Annie Johnston Flint was a remarkable lady who rose above personal tragedy, pain and infirmity to touch the world by her resolute faith in God and her poetry of praise and worship. She lost her mother at a tender age. She then lived in...

Being “in Christ Jesus” is a stupendous reality. It is breathtaking what it means to be in Christ. United to Christ. Bound to Christ. If you are “in Christ” listen to what it means for you: In Christ Jesus you were given grace before the world was created. 2 Timothy 1:9, “He gave us grace in Christ Jesus before the ages began.” In Christ Jesus...

Runner Wilma Rudolph credits faith and positive thinking for her history-making gold medals at the 1960 Olympics. By Norman Vincent Peale Let me tell you about a little girl named Wilma Rudolph. Wilma was born in the back woods of Tennessee in a shack to very poor people. She was a premature baby born at four and a half months and very frail. It was...